Cameron Michelle Díaz was born August 30, 1972and is an American film actress.


Cameron Diaz was born and raised in San Diego, California, the daughter of Emilio Díaz, a Cuban-American father who worked as a foreman for an oil company, and mother Billie Early, an exporting agent whose ancestry includes English, German, and Native American. She attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School.


At age 16 Cameron Diaz landed a contract with the prestigious Elle modelling agency. After graduating from High School, Cameron Diaz went to work in Japan and met video director Carlo de la Torre. On her return to America, she moved in with him. For the next few years, her modelling took her around the world, working for contracts with major companies.


At the age of 21, Cameron Díaz auditioned for Jim Carrey's The Mask. To her own surprise, and with no previous acting experience, Cameron Diaz was cast as the female lead. Immediately on getting the part, she signed up for acting lessons.

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Over the next three years, Cameron Diaz won roles in low budget, independent films, such as The Last Supper, Feeling Minnesota, and She's The One.


Cameron Diaz then regained mainstream success with My Best Friend's Wedding and There's Something About Mary, and won critical acclaim for Being John Malkovich, which earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the Golden Globes, the BAFTA Awards and the SAG Awards.


Cameron Diaz has also starred in the hit adaptation of Charlie's Angels and voiced a character in Shrek and its sequel, for which she earned $10 million. In 2001, Cameron Diaz won nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards and the AFI Awards for Vanilla Sky. For Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, she became the 2nd actress (after Julia Roberts) to earn $20 million for a role, but the film underperformed at the box office.


Cameron Diaz will star in Nancy Meyers' Holiday in 2006 and Shrek 3 in 2007.